Sylvan Beach, NY -- The Screamer jet boat ... “It’s been described as an F-14, a roller-coaster and a disco on the water,” owner Doug Waterbury shouted above the music and wind Friday ...

It could be a movie set: a perfect milelong white sand beach, breathtaking sunsets, a fish filled lake, an old-fashioned amusement park, lakeside dining establishments, a 121-year-old beachfront ...

This photo, taken in October 1974, show roller coaster ... the merry-go-round. Sylvan Beach, on the eastern shore of Oneida Lake, has long been a Central New York destination, with its roots ...